New Mini to be revealed on Issigonis's birthday

The all-new Mini will be unveiled on Sir Alec Issigonis's birthday.

The official debut of the 2014 Mini will coincide with Mini creator Sir Alec Issigonis's birthday, it has been confirmed.

The world premiere of the new model will take place on November 18 at its Oxford factory, while a party will be held in London that evening. On November 20 the car will be on display at the Tokyo motor show, and just hours later it will be unveiled at the Los Angeles motor show.

A taste of what the new Mini will look like was given in the shape of theMini Vision virtual concept car, which Mini revealed last month. Some of that car's more outlandish design elements aren't likely to make it to the production car, although the overall proportions are likely to be similar.

The Mini Vision concept car

Mini released a new image to accompany the latest announcement, which shows the new model under a cover. It reveals little more than the car's outline, although a contrasting roof panel is visible and a bonnet scoop and front air damn suggest it could be a Cooper S model.